London-1791
CBTM:
23281
Map Date:
1791
Repository reference:
BLML Maps PP.2506.vbc
Town name:
Bradford: Great Horton, London, Westminster, Southwark
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ320811
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 3181
Map title:
'A new and accurate plan of the cities of London, Westminster, & borough of Southwark; with the out parts, & new buildings, compleated to the year 1791.'
Comments on map:
F.t.p. of The universal British directory of trade, commerce, and manufacture, London: Champante and Whitrow. At foot of map is: 'Engraved from a new survey and given gratis with the Universal British Directory published by virtue of His Majesty's Letters Patent to P. Barfoot Esqr. & J. Wilkes & sold at the British Directory Office, Ave Maria Lane & Champante & Whitrow Jewry Street London.'; nonetheless, the basis seems to be Rocque.
Scale:
1:15,840
Map-maker:
S. Neele, 352 Strand [eng], British Directory Office, Ave Maria Lane and Champante & Whitrow, Jewry St, London [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
54.8 x 31.7
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
royal palaces, important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Numerous buildings emphasised but unnamed.
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, river stairs, wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, water works
Places of Worship:
landmarks only
Public buildings:
central government
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, hospitals, mental, orphanages, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [City of London].
Known copies of map:
Darlington & Howgego's no.196: [GL k1282153 [map not found]], London Metropolitan Archives [ex-GLC] [DH196(1)]; BLML Maps PP.2506.vbc [DH196(2)]; [BOL Dunston F502/1 [missing since 9:99]].
Leisure and entertainment:
museums, misc: Circus.
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
Inns of Court, Bank of England
Landowners and occupiers:
misc: [Thindle's Cow Sheds: in north-east corner of junction of Portland St and New Road].
Waterbodies:
shown
Monuments:
obelisks
Ferries:
ferry
Agricultural and animal-keeping:
cow-keeping: [Cow Sheds].
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
out-of-town inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1868-1876
1:1056
1:2500
1:10,560
1894-7
1:1056
1:2500
1:10,560
1848-51
1:1056
1:5280
1:10,560
Skeleton survey
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